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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits Canadian police from using excessive force and conducting unreasonable searches. But research has found many cases of police violating the Charter.
London’s police force has a deeply ingrained culture that can’t be fixed by one commissioner.
Sexual violence by police is more common than many might think. Failing to fully investigate can have a chilling effect on what is already the most underreported violent crime in Canada.
Ghanaian authorities could elicit more cooperation from citizens in governing the cities by creating conditions that give the majority a chance at a decent life
A documentary series aimed to spark national conversation about criminalising coercive control. However, it highlighted power imbalances in conversations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women.
Police officers who kill, injure or violate the rights of citizens are often not held accountable, even in civil court – because in most cases, they can’t be sued for official acts.
The history and weight of US press freedom played a powerful, but unacknowledged, role in the conviction of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd.
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Lecturer In Public Policy - Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Doctoral Candidate, Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Indigenist Health Humanities Academic Director, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Memphis
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Lecturer - School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Western University
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Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy, Emerson College
